Director of Package Engineering

Overview

ofi is a global leader offering naturally good food & beverage ingredients and solutions. We provide manufacturers and retailers with products and ingredients that delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is part of that delight. From plant to palate, we take care of the ingredients. We are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable and transparent supply. We add value through our unique manufacturing footprint and natural, delicious and nutritious products. Our fresh ideas help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices to create naturally healthy and delicious food & beverage products. Whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Global Head and Vice President of Packaging Center of Expertise (COE), the Director, Package Engineering is responsible for directing and overseeing packaging development for primarily NA, but intermittent global initiatives. Development includes front end brainstorming, supplier selection & qualification, material development, operations equipment selection, equipment validation, and a thought leader to work cross-functionally on opportunities and issues. This role will develop and manage subordinate engineers and provide cost savings and innovation opportunities. Critical to this role is to work influentially and collaboratively with a cross-functional team across multiple levels of management (Business lead, Vice president , through individual contributors) and global regions. An in-depth knowledge of material sustainability is required. This hands‑on role will require a broad network of suppliers and technologies. This leader will work closely with innovation and site teams to direct and foster package innovation to proactively cultivate and drive development of new incremental growth platforms and ideas within platforms which satisfy new need states, consumers, and usage occasions.

Responsibilities

• Setting strategic focus and direction for futures state packaging opportunities and linkage into innovation pipeline.
• Work influentially and collaboratively with cross‑functional team across multiple levels of management to define packaging strategic direction. Work to remove barriers and elevate issues as needed to drive business agenda.
• Proactively challenge technical assumptions and current business processes to drive new package innovation.
• Ensure that packaging COE team utilizes scientific and engineering understanding to resolve issues and / or implement, direct and deploy packaging project activity to deliver against innovation development and commercialization agenda.
• Drive and direct key packaging supplier relationships on innovation opportunities.
• Oversee development of outside vendors and manufacturing facilities to enable innovation program success and implementation of sustainability objectives.
• Proactively seek out and understand packaging technologies that may have application to business.
• Develop and drive productivity improvement opportunities for packaging and innovation function.
• Understand relationship between package, product and process.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Benefits

New Hire Base Salary Range is 120 -180k. Eligible for a performance‑based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents. Employees (and their eligible dependents) covered through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future. We offer events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial wellbeing lifestyle for our employees and their families.

EEO Statement

ofi provides equality of opportunity for all persons with respect to hiring without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. All employment will be decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us for support at : [email protected] At ofi, we celebrate our diversity. Olam Americas Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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